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Old 01-21-2008 | 06:37 PM
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I wouldn't expect camaro to be = or > the vette. If you believe Car and Driver, the Fbods becoming too similar to the vette is what killed off the fbods in 02.
Old 01-21-2008 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by kinyu
I wouldn't expect camaro to be = or > the vette. If you believe Car and Driver, the Fbods becoming too similar to the vette is what killed off the fbods in 02.
While the LS1 is similar in power to the C5 Corvette, and as Scott has recently told us, they are also able to BEAT the C5 on a road course, that is no where near the reason why the Fbody was killed off. Lack of support and no financial backing were the main contributors IMO.
Old 01-22-2008 | 07:38 AM
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I hope it gets a lot of attention from other companies. I know GMMG has plans, but I hope other companies like that will come up with some awesome ideas for other versions of this car. The mustang seems to have so many its crazy(saleen, roush, etc).
Old 01-22-2008 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by jg95z28
My guess... and this is only a guess... GM will market the Camaro similarly to how they market other vehicles, although the "names" may change:

Base Camaro (similar to LS)
Camaro RS (similar to LT with optional V8)
Camaro SS
Camaro Z28 (similar to Corvette Z06)
I'm all for these trim levels, but as interesting side note, wasn't the 1973 Camaro Type LT the first Chevrolet to use an "LT" designation? And now it's on Chevys across the board - but maybe not Camaro
Old 01-22-2008 | 10:31 AM
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It struck me while watching Barrett-Jackson this weekend. They had a prototype Challenger there, and it's going to be $37,000 with the 425 horse engine. Hey the Camaro will likely have about that much power in it's second tier (maybe Z28) model.
Old 01-22-2008 | 11:03 AM
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Camaro 300 hp V6 > Mustang 210 hp V6

Camaro 430 hp V8 > Mustang 300 hp V8

Camaro 550 hp SCV8 > Mustang 500 hp SCV8
Old 01-22-2008 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Eric77TA
I'm all for these trim levels, but as interesting side note, wasn't the 1973 Camaro Type LT the first Chevrolet to use an "LT" designation? And now it's on Chevys across the board - but maybe not Camaro
The Type LT replaced the small block SS. Without looking it up, I thought it was 1974, but you may be right.

I personally wouldn't see a problem if GM stayed the course and went with LS, LT, SS and Z28.
Old 01-22-2008 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Gripenfelter
Camaro 300 hp V6 > Mustang 210 hp V6

Camaro 430 hp V8 > Mustang 300 hp V8

Camaro 550 hp SCV8 > Mustang 500 hp SCV8

I thought the Muskrat was coming out with a hp increase with the refreshed model in 2010.
Old 01-22-2008 | 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by jg95z28
The Type LT replaced the small block SS. Without looking it up, I thought it was 1974, but you may be right.

I personally wouldn't see a problem if GM stayed the course and went with LS, LT, SS and Z28.
1972 was the last year for the SS and the Type LT took over the Z27 RPO for 1973. Z27 was available on the Z28 and RS as well as the base model since it was a "luxury touring" package rather than a model per se.

There was a guy in my dorm back in college that had a really, really nice 1973 Type LT, but it was an awful brown/bronze color with a fawn brown interior. The pinnacle of 70s.
Old 01-22-2008 | 01:37 PM
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There was a guy in my dorm back in college that had a really, really nice 1973 Type LT, but it was an awful brown/bronze color with a fawn brown interior. The pinnacle of 70s.
My younger brother had a similar combination.
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